€888 Main Event | 2020 888poker LIVE Festival Madrid

02-03-2020 21:03 UTC+2

Shahar Doubles Through Pons

Christian Zetzsche

Level 29 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

The first major confrontation on the feature table brought a battle of premium hands and it was Ran Shahar at risk for 3.2 million while Fernando Pons in the big blind had him covered by a small margin.

Ran Shahar:
Fernando Pons:

On a board of , there was no upset and Shahar doubled to leave Pons short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ran Shahar	6,600,000 3,440,000	3,440,000
Fernando Pons	1,500,000 -3,355,000	-3,355,000

Tags: Fernando Pons Ran Shahar

02-03-2020 21:00 UTC+2

Some Value for Aubakirov

Christian Zetzsche

Level 29 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Claudio Di Giacomo raised from the cutoff and he was called by Daniyar Aubakirov with the . Di Giacomo had and hit middle pair on the flop on which Aubakirov check-called a bet.

They checked the turn and Di Giacomo called a bet of 460,000 on the river to get shown the bad news.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniyar Aubakirov	11,000,000 1,730,000	1,730,000
Claudio Di Giacomo	3,800,000 -1,375,000	-1,375,000

Tags: Claudio Di Giacomo Daniyar Aubakirov

Level: 29

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 160,000

02-03-2020 20:55 UTC+2

Westman Takes From Biavaschi

Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : 60,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

In the last hand of the old blind level, a battle of the blinds on the outer table brought a board of and Emil Westman check-called a bet of 500,000 by Marco Biavaschi, who turned over the for a full house to drag in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marco Biavaschi	5,500,000 1,095,000	1,095,000
Emil Westman	3,020,000 -925,000	-925,000

Tags: Emil Westman Marco Biavaschi

02-03-2020 20:55 UTC+2

Cards Back Underway

Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : 60,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

There are very few minutes left at blinds of 60,000/125,000 and a big blind ante of 125,000, and the cards on the live stream table are now in the air.

02-03-2020 20:13 UTC+2

Redraw Of the Last Two Tables

Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : 60,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

Seat	Feature Table	Chip Count	Big Blinds	Table 17	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Ran Shahar	3,160,000	25	David Gonzalez Delgado	14,000,000	112
2	Miguel Tejero	4,485,000	36	Amihai Necman	1,405,000	11
3	Lin Ruida	16,340,000	131	Ruben De Pedro	2,335,000	19
4	Claudio Di Giacomo	5,175,000	41	Mario Melis	2,010,000	16
5	Pablo Paez	5,155,000	41	Emil Westman	3,945,000	32
6	Alex Montgomery	4,635,000	37	Marco Biavaschi	4,405,000	35
7	Daniyar Aubakirov	9,270,000	74	Gilad Yam-Hod	2,620,000	21
8	Fernando Pons	4,855,000	39	Paolo Boi	2,250,000	18
9	Marco D'Amico	5,075,000	41	Manuel Borges	1,725,000	14

Player	Chips	Progress
Lin Ruida	16,340,000 -960,000	-960,000

David Gonzalez Delgado	14,000,000 11,700,000	11,700,000
Daniyar Aubakirov	9,270,000 4,870,000	4,870,000
Claudio Di Giacomo	5,175,000 75,000	75,000
Pablo Paez	5,155,000 1,255,000	1,255,000
Marco D'Amico	5,075,000 75,000	75,000

Fernando Pons	4,855,000 -2,145,000	-2,145,000
Alex Montgomery	4,635,000 635,000	635,000
Miguel Tejero	4,485,000 3,385,000	3,385,000
Marco Biavaschi	4,405,000 -95,000	-95,000
Emil Westman	3,945,000 495,000	495,000
Ran Shahar	3,160,000 890,000	890,000
Gilad Yam-Hod	2,620,000 820,000	820,000
Ruben De Pedro	2,335,000 -265,000	-265,000
Paolo Boi	2,250,000 -550,000	-550,000
Mario Melis	2,010,000 -1,790,000	-1,790,000
Manuel Borges	1,725,000 -1,275,000	-1,275,000
Amihai Necman	1,405,000 265,000	265,000

02-03-2020 20:00 UTC+2

Break and Delayed Updates From Now On

Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : 60,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

After the redraw for the last two tables was concluded, all players were asked to full out a questionnaire and then sent into a break of around 20 minutes to prepare the upcoming live stream. All further updates for both tables will be published according to the 30-minute delay on the stream in order to not spoil any of the action.

02-03-2020 19:47 UTC+2

Ignacio Lopez De Maturana Eliminated in 19th Place (€4,300)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : 60,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

In a battle of the blinds, a short-stacked Ignacio Lopez De Maturana moved all in and he was called by Claudio Di Giacomo from one seat over.

Ignacio Lopez De Maturana:
Claudio Di Giacomo:

While the Spaniard had two live cards, he found no help at all on a board of and Di Giacomo claimed the pot with a pair of eights. Lopez De Maturana was eliminated in 19th place and the remaining 18 hopefuls will now redraw to two tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Claudio Di Giacomo	5,100,000 3,150,000	3,150,000
Ignacio Lopez De Maturana	Busted

Tags: Claudio Di Giacomo Ignacio Lopez De Maturana

02-03-2020 19:45 UTC+2

Israel Marmoles Eliminated in 20th Place (€4,300)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : 60,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

Israel Marmoles pushed for the last 1,275,000 in the cutoff and was called by Marco Biavaschi in the big blind.

Marmoles was at risk with the while Biavaschi had a pair in .

On a board of , Marmoles found no help and since neither player had a spade in the hand, he was eliminated in 20th place for €4,300.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marco Biavaschi	4,500,000 3,625,000	3,625,000
Israel Marmoles	Busted

Tags: Israel Marmoles Marco Biavaschi

02-03-2020 19:42 UTC+2

Xiaozhe Liu Eliminated in 21st Place (€4,300)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : 60,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

On a flop of the action escalated between Xiaozhe Liu and chip leader Lin Ruida with the former ending up at risk for what appeared to be 2.2 million.

Xiaozhe Liu:
Lin Ruida:

Liu had a pair to go with his flush draw and was looking to avoid any more hearts. He did so on the turn and river, but the final card improved Ruida to the superior pair and ended Liu's run in 21st place for €4,300.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lin Ruida	17,300,000 5,900,000	5,900,000

Xiaozhe Liu	Busted

Tags: Lin Ruida Xiaozhe Liu